Politics & Government
Worcester Asks State For $5 Million For Inmate Re-entry Programs
"No one should leave their jail cell on Monday without services in place."
WORCESTER, MA—Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. joined fellow DAs across the Commonwealth to ask the Legislature to appropriate $5 million for re-entry programs for inmates who have completed their sentences, he announced.
“The money would help fund community-based residential re-entry programs,” Early said in a statement. “No one should leave their jail cell on Monday without services in place on Tuesday to help them safely adjust to life in the community; it’s a recipe for recidivism.”
The District Attorneys unanimously support the Community Resources for Justice Plan to seek up to $5 million from the Legislature to fund community-based residential re-entry programs, according to the announcement.
The District Attorneys, in a letter to the Legislature, say they have for some time strongly supported “additional resources and financial commitment to post-conviction supervision and re-entry programs.”
The aim of the re-entry programs is to reduce recidivism and give people the services needed to succeed outside of jail. The community-based programs provide a safe place to live, a job, case management and behavioral addiction treatment.
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